Future Designs
Russia is well advanced with plans to build a floating nuclear power plant for their far eastern territories. The design has two 35 MWe units based on the KLT-40 reactor used in icebreakers (with refueling every four years). Some Russian naval vessels have been used to supply electricity for domestic and industrial use in remote far eastern and Siberian towns.
Lloyd's Register is investigating the possibility of civilian nuclear marine propulsion and rewriting draft rules.
Read more about this topic: Nuclear Marine Propulsion
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